About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of school discipline on students with disabilities, particularly focusing on exclusionary practices and their disproportionate effects on Black students with I/DD.

School discipline plays a big role in whether students stay in the classroom and are connected to learning. According to the Georgia Conflict Center (GCC), students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are disciplined more often than their peers. Data shows Black students with I/DD face the highest discipline rates of all. Too often, that discipline means students are removed from the classroom through suspension or expulsion. This is called exclusionary discipline. W...

People in this episode

Host: Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Topics covered

• school discipline
• students with disabilities
• exclusionary discipline
• educational equity
• I/DD
• Black students

Keywords

• school discipline
• students with disabilities
• exclusionary discipline
• I/DD
• educational equity
• suspension
• expulsion
• Black students

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Georgia Conflict Center

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